Memorandum
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: January 13, 2020
RE: Carl Tharp; Major Use Permit (UP 19-25) and Initial Study (IS 18-62)
Supervisor District 5
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan (available upon request)
3. Agency Comments
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Existing and Proposed Site Plans
6. Initial Study IS 18-62
7. Public Comments
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting a major use permit for (1) A Type 2 (small outdoor) cultivation area consisting of 10,000 square feet (s.f.) of cultivation space on APN: 007-029-02; (1) A-Type 2B (small mixed light) consisting of 7,920 s.f. of greenhouse cultivation and an additional 2,000 s.f. of nursery area on APN: 007-029-10, and (1) A-Type 3B (medium mixed light) consisting of 14,080 s.f. on APN: 007-029-12. The applicant is also requesting a Type 13 'self-distribution' license. The properties are addressed as 7540, 7560 and 7580 S. Highway 29, Kelseyville, APNs: 007-029-02, 10 and 12. Total cultivation area is 32,000 s.f. Of this cultivation area, 22,000 s.f. of cultivation area is mixed light, and 10,000 s.f. is outdoor.
The applicant initially applied for three minor use permit licenses under three separate fees, however shortly after the applicant submitted, the County changed its policy on multiple licenses, and is allowing all three distinct cultivation areas under one CEQA review, and under one Major Use Permit, file no. UP 19-25.
The Planning and Building Division conducted a site inspection on Tuesday November 26, 2019 to determine the following: (1) whether compliance with Public Resource Codes (PRC) 4290 and 4291 were met; (2) whether the site plan accurately depicted the site layout, and (3) whether any buildings were present that were not accounted for on the site plan submitted.
Regarding (1), PRC compliance, the only non-compliant aspect wa...
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